Description

The basic building blocks of engineering design should be applied from project inception for there to be good building performance.

The purpose of this Practice Advisory is to remind building designers to pay attention during the design process to the basic engineering design building blocks.

Scope

This Practise Advisory includes:

• Purpose
• Backgrounds
  • Issues of concern
• Collaboration between building designers
  • Integrated design
  • Collaboration between architects and engineers
  • Collaboration between structural and geotechnical engineers
• Assumptions
• Ground considerations
• Load path
• Deformation compatibility
• References